Billfold



Feb. 24, 1953 L KLElN 2,629,419

""2 BILLFOLD Filed Dec. 23, 1950 INVENTOR.

K [uffal/ Ela@ 5 QM-MZ/W Patented Feb. 24, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE `BILLFOLD- Ludolf Klein, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor to Lesco Ltd.,New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application December 23,1950, Serial No. 202,550

(ci. 15o- 38) Claims.

This inventionrelates to a pocket folder for carrying bills which servesthe same purpose as the usual pocket bill clip. v

An object of the invention is to provide aV billfold which is small andcompact and' yet which will hold suicient bills for ordinary purposes,and keep them readily available. Y

A further object of the invention is to provide a billfold from whichbills may be removed withoutV the billfold being' opened up.

A further object of the invention is to provide a billiold from whichbills may be removed' individually and without tendency of the billbeing removed to draw along other bills.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings which aids in the disclosure of myinvention: y

Fig. 1 is' a perspective view showing the billfold open and unfolded asit would be when bills are inserted;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the bill'- fold closed butunfolded; n

Fig. 3 is a perspectiveV View showing the billfold closed and folded andcontaining several bills;

Fig. 4 isV a longitudinal section taken alongline 4 4 of Fig. 3, andshows the billfold closed and folded and with a bill partially removed.

Referring especially to Figs'. 1 and 2, it will? be seen that thebillfold is made up of two sidesI and 2 preferably-of leather orsome'other flexible material. Side I has a transverse fold 3 divi-dingthat side into parts 5 and 6. Side 2f has a transverse fold- 4 dividingthat side into parts 'I and 8.

The parts 5 and 64 of side I are of the same width but of unequallength'. Thus the distance from fold 3 to end edge 9, where thev sidesare joined, is less than the distance from fold 3 to end edge I0. Forreasons that will appear hereinafter, side 2 is preferably of the same'width as side I but of lesser length. 'Thus partA 8 is slightly shorterthan part 6, i.l e., the distance from fold 4 to edge 9- is lessv thanfromy fold 3 to edge 9; Part l is. of substantially the saine length aspart 8.

The sides I and 2- are joined, preferably by stitching, along edge 9` ofparts 6` and 8. This seam extends the entire length of edge 9Lv Parts 6and 8 are then further joined along edge I2. This seam extends from edge9 almost, but not quite, to the fold 4 on side 2 and fold 3 on side I.Accordingly, seam I2 goes from edge 9 to point I3. The distance frompoint I3 to fold 4 is of the order of a quarter of an inch in a billfoldwhich is proportioned to carry bills of the size of the present UnitedStates currency. The dis- 2 tance from point I3` to fold- 3 would thenbe greater than that from point I3 to fold 4, and in this billfold wouldbe of the order of half an inch.

Parts 5 and l are joined along edge I4, which isv part of the saine edgeof sides I and 2 as is edge I2'. This seam begins at point I5 and runsto the end of part 2, i. e., edge II. Since part 5 is' longer than part'I the" seam necessarily cannot extend to the end of part 5, here shownas' edge Ill. Point I5' on edge I4 corresponds to point I3 on edgel I2and is determined as to so correspond. Thus the distance from point I5to fold 4A is the saineI the' distance from point I3 to fold 4; andthedistance from point I5 tovfold 3 is the same as the distance from pointI3 to fold 3.

As stated above, part 'I is-of substantially the same lengthV as' part'8, part 8 is slightly shorter than part vIi, and part4 6' is shorterthan part 5. BecauseV of this and since the distance from points I3 andI5 to the folds 3v and 4 correspond, as described above, it follows thatpart 5 is longer than part l: and that part 5` will overlapA part l.Thus edge I0 extends beyond edge II. best seeny in Figure v2'.

As a'.I result of the construction heretoforel described,. when the:billfold is closed and folded, as shown in Figure 3, folds 3 and 4 arenot contiguous; Rather, they remain parallel but spaced shown in Fig; 4.In ai billfold of the proportion'f given above, the horizontal distancebetween folds 3 and 4` when` viewed horizontally as in Fig.. 4f is abouta quarter o'f an inch.

A furtherY resultY of thisconstruction is that, with the billfold closedandv folded, edge 3 will be: adjacent to edge" II and a portion of part5, adjacent tov edge I-Ili will extend. beyond the remaining-parts"ofthe billfold.

As especially shown in Fig. 4 this construction has two advantagesJ inparticular, the first is that' the endf of the bills I6, shown in Figs.3 and 4 are exposedl and may be removed without unfolding the billfold,the other' is that by virtue of the distance between folds 3 and' 4clearance is allowed for the bills to be easily removed with a minimum'of friction as they are slid around fold 3i.- rI-his latter feature'results in it being possible tol remove individual bills without alsoremoving orpartially removing other bills in the billfold as a result offrictional contact between the bills.

In use, the bills are placed Within the billfold by unfolding it andopening it as shown in Fig. 1. Preferably the bills are placed in thebillfold so that one end of each of them contacts or comes close to theinside of edge 9. The edges of the bills are placed so that they contactthe inside of edges l2 and I4. The billfold is then closed and folded.If the billfold is of the proper proportions, i. e., has a total lengthvery slightly longer and a total width very slightly wider than a dollarbill, the edges of the bills will protrude beyond edge Il to about edgeI0, as shown in Fig. 3. The bills may be removed if desired just asbills are removed from any wallet, i. e., by unfolding it, opening itand withdrawing them. However, it is preferable and it is the purpose ofthis invention to have a billfold in which this is unnecessary.Accordingly, to remove bills it is only necessary to grasp theprotruding end of the bill and to pull it slightly. The bills may beeasily and conveniently removed one at a time. In Fig. 4, in which billsI6 are shown by dotted lines, one bill is shown partially removed.

It is to be understood that I have shown only the preferred form of myinvention and that modifications thereof may be made without departingfrom the spirit of the invention as described in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A billfold of small and compact size from which bills may be removedindividually and without the necessity of unfolding the billfold,consisting of a first side, a single transverse fold in said first sidedividing said side into two substantially equal parts, a second side oflength greater than said first side, a transverse fold in said secondside dividing said side into two parts each of greater length than thesaid parts of the first side, a seam joining the two said sides at oneend, a seam further joining the said sides along one longitudinal edge,said latter seam being discontinuous adjacent the said transverse folds,the said folds being so constructed that the billfold folds with theshorter of said sides inside the other of said sides.

2. A billfold of small and compact size from which bills may be removedindividually and without the necessity of unfolding the billfold,consisting of a first side, a single transverse fold in said first sidedividing said side into two substantially equal parts, a second side oflength greater than said first side, a transverse fold in said secondside dividing said side into two parts of unequal length each of greaterlength than the said respective parts of the first side, a seam joiningone end of the first side with the end of the shorter part of the secondside, and a seam further joining the said sides along one longitudinaledge, said latter seam being discontinuous adjacent the said transversefolds, the said folds being so constructed that the billfold folds withthe shorter of said sides inside the other of said sides.

3. A billfold of small and compact size from which bills may be removedindividually and without the necessity of unfolding the billfold,.consisting of a first side, a transverse fold in said rst side dividingsaid side into two substantially equal parts, a second side of lengthgreater than said first side, a tranverse fold in said second sidedividing said side into two parts of unequal length each of greaterlength than the said respective parts of the first side, a seam joiningone end of the first side with the adjacent end of the shorter part ofthe second side, a seam further joining the said sides along onelongitudinal edge, said latter seam having a discontinuity adjacent thesaid transverse folds, the edge of said discontinuity along the secondside being ofa greater length than the edge of said discontinuity alongthe said first side, so constructed and arranged that the transversefold in said second side is outside the transverse fold in said firstside when the billfold is in its closed position.

4. A billfold consisting of a rst side, a transverse fold in said firstside dividing said side into a first and a second part, a second side oflength greater than the said first side, a transverse fold in saidsecond side dividing said second side into two parts, the first of saidparts of said second side being of greater length than the first part ofsaid first side and the second of said parts of said second side beingof greater length than the second part of said first side, a seamjoining the first part of the rst side with the first part of the secondside at the ends of the respective sides, and a seam further joining thesaid sides along one longitudinal edge, said latter seam beingdiscontinuous adjacent the said transverse folds, so constructed andarranged that the transverse fold in said second side is outside thetransverse fold in said first side when the billfold is in its closedposition.

5. A billfold consisting of a first side, a single transverse fold insaid rst side dividing said side into a first and a second part, asecond side of length greater than the said first side, a transversefold in said second side dividing said second side into two parts, therst of said parts of said second side being of greater length than thefirst part of said first side and the second of said parts of saidsecond side being of greater length than the second part of said firstside, a seam joining the first part of the first side with the firstpart of the second side at the ends of the respective sides, a seamfurther joining the said sides along one longitudinal edge, said latterseam having a discontinuity adjacent the said transverse folds, the edgeof said discontinuity along the second side being of a greater lengththan the edge of said discontinuity when along the said first side,whereby the billfold may be folded along the transverse fold with theshorter of said sides inside the other of said sides.

LUDOLF KLEIN.

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